Watch This Woman Protect Her Dog From a Crocodile Attack Using Her Flip-Flop

No, she wasn't wearing Crocs.

Oct 5, 2016

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We'd like to think we'd do anything to keep our dogs safe, but would you attempt to chase off a crocodile to protect your puppy? This woman in Australia's Northern Territory did just that–and she did it using just a single flip-flop.

In the video, you see a salt-water crocodile swim towards the woman and her puppy who are standing at the edge of the water at Cahill's Crossing on the East Alligator River in Kakadu National Park.

In the background you can hear two men warning her to watch the dog.

Instead of picking up the dog and walking away, the woman calmly takes one of her flip-flops off and smacks it against her hand. Strangely enough, it appears to work. The croc quickly swims away to avoid further confrontation.

While everything worked out well for this brave woman, local crocodile enthusiast Lyndon Anlezark—who filmed this video—thinks she behaved foolishly.

"It's just incredible someone would take such a risk. I don't think she realized how dangerous this kind of behavior is," Anlezark told Reuters.

Just in case you ever end up in this kind of situation, you'll probably want to follow Anlezark's advice and get away from the water as fast as you can.

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